A Guide to Installing the Wireless Display App on Windows 11

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The article provides a comprehensive guide on how to install, use, and uninstall the Windows Wireless Display app in Windows 11. This application allows devices to mirror or wirelessly project their screens onto Windows. Although Windows 11 doesn’t permit other devices to project by default, the Windows Wireless Display app facilitates this connectivity. The software…

This post shows students and new users steps to install, use and uninstall the Windows Wireless Display app in Windows 11. The Windows Wireless Display app allows devices to mirror or wirelessly project their screens to Windows.

To view content from other supported devices wirelessly on your Windows machine, you must enable mirroring so those devices can project to your Windows 11 PC.

Windows 11 does not allow other devices to project to it by default. Therefore, for devices to cast or project to Windows 11, one must install and enable the Windows Wireless Display app. The steps below show you how to install the Windows Wireless Display app in Windows 11.

Windows also supports multiple technologies that allow users to connect to a wireless display, including Miracast and WiGig.

When using Miracast or another supported technology, you can wirelessly connect your Windows PC to a TV, projector, another PC, or external display that supports Miracast. For example, WiGig will let you connect with a WiGig dock.

Install the Windows Wireless Display app to allow devices to project to your Windows machine. However, by default, Windows can also project its display to external devices using Miracast and WiGig.

How to install the Windows Wireless Display app in Windows 11

The Windows Wireless Display app allows devices to mirror or wirelessly project their screens to Windows.

Below is how to install the app.

Windows 11 has a centralized location for the majority of its settings. As a result, everything can be done, from system configurations to creating new users and updating Windows from its Settings app.

To get to System Settings, you can use the Windows key + I shortcut or click on Start ==> Settings, as shown in the image below:

Alternatively, you can use the search box on the taskbar and search for Settings. Then select to open it.

Windows Settings pane should look similar to the image below. In Windows Settings, click Apps> Optional features tile to expand it.

Select the tile on the Apps > Optional features settings pane for Add an optional feature. Then click the View features button, as highlighted below.

On the pop-up window, use the search box and search for Wireless Display. Then check the box next to the app, and click Next.

Click Install to install the Windows Wireless Display app on the next screen.

You can now close the Windows Settings app if you like.

How to use the Windows Wireless Display app

After installing the Windows Wireless Display app, go to Start > Settings > System Project on this PC.

On the Project to this PC window, choose the options:

  • Available everywhere on secure networks
  • Available everywhere
  • Always Off (Recommended)

After that, click on the Launch the Connect app to project to this PC link. You should then be able to connect devices to Windows 11 using the information displayed on the screen.

How to uninstall the Wireless Display app in Windows 11

If you wish to undo and uninstall the Wireless Display app above, reverse the steps above by going to Windows Settings > Apps > Optional features. Under Installed features, select the Wireless Display tile to expand it.

Then click the Uninstall button to remove the Wireless Display app.

That should do it!

Conclusion:

This post showed you how to install, use and uninstall the Windows Wireless Display app in Windows 11. Please use the comment form below if you find any errors above or have something to add.

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